Oh, Give Me A Home Where Buffalo Roam

May 03, 1986|The Morning Call

American bison, elk and whitetail deer roam the 1,500-acre Trexler-Lehigh Game Preserve, and some of them can be seen inside the 500-acre central compound.

In the central compound is the 23-acre zoo, including a nature study building with exhibits and movies. The zoo has about 270 animals of about 50 different species, including bobcats and red foxes, like the one peering out of his cage at right.

The tract in northwestern Lehigh County was once the private game preserve of Gen. Harry C. Trexler, who gave it to the county when he died in 1932.

The preserve is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays until Memorial Day, when it will open every day. To get to the preserve, take Route 309 into Schnecksville, turn west onto Game Preserve Road and go two miles to the main gate. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children.